diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index 81464b7..49b2afa 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
       "Bash(chmod:*)",
       "Bash(/Users/jean-philippebrule/.dotnet/dotnet clean Svrnty.Sample/Svrnty.Sample.csproj)",
       "Bash(/Users/jean-philippebrule/.dotnet/dotnet build:*)",
-      "Bash(docker:*)"
+      "Bash(docker:*)",
+      "Bash(git restore:*)"
     ],
     "deny": [],
     "ask": []
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb1467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Langfuse API Keys (placeholder - will be generated after Langfuse UI setup)
+# IMPORTANT: After running docker-compose up, go to http://localhost:3000
+# Create an account, create a project, and copy the API keys here
+LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk-lf-placeholder-replace-after-setup
+LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=sk-lf-placeholder-replace-after-setup
+
+# Langfuse Internal Configuration (auto-generated)
+# Generate these using: openssl rand -base64 32
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_SECRET
+SALT=REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_SALT
+# Generate this using: openssl rand -hex 32
+ENCRYPTION_KEY=REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_ENCRYPTION_KEY
+
+# Database Configuration
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+POSTGRES_DB=postgres
+
+# Connection Strings
+CONNECTION_STRING_SVRNTY=Host=postgres;Database=svrnty;Username=postgres;Password=postgres;Include Error Detail=true
+CONNECTION_STRING_LANGFUSE=postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/langfuse
+
+# Ollama Configuration
+OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://ollama:11434
+OLLAMA_MODEL=qwen2.5-coder:7b
+
+# API Configuration
+ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:6001;http://+:6000
+
+# Langfuse Endpoint
+LANGFUSE_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://langfuse:3000/api/public/otel/v1/traces
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eec2d35..2830746 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 .research/
 
+# Environment variables with secrets
+.env
+
 # User-specific files
 *.rsuser
 *.suo